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Updated 2025-07-02 20:45
Romanian protests continue despite government retreat
Romanians took to the streets for a sixth day of protests even though the government scrapped its controversial decree to shield many politicians from prosecution for corruption.
Republicans concerned, Russians pleased with Trump’s moral relativism on state-sanctioned killing
The Kremlin has asked for an apology from Fox News after host Bill O'Reilly, speaking in a weekend interview with President Donald Trump, stated baldly that Russian President Vladimir Putin was a killer. Trump responded the US has a lot of killers too.
For Somali immigrants, the generational divide plays out through music
Memories of their country are sometimes triggered by songs. And the memories they bring up can be bittersweet, or sometimes just bitter.
Why a Boston judge decided to let Trump's immigration order move forward
A Boston court was one of the first to restrict the ability of DHS to implement Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees. On Friday, the order lapsed — but soon after another, more far-reaching order was put in place.
A US-trained scientist was deported, then became the 'father of Chinese rocketry'
Qian Xuesen studied at MIT and then joined the Manhattan Project, the top secret US atomic bomb program. Later, during the McCarthy era, Qian was kicked out of the country after being implicated as a communist sympathizer. Back in China, he went on to become the “father of Chinese rocketry.”
Proportional response to cyber attacks by foreign governments remains an unclear challenge
How vulnerable is American infrastructure to the threat of a cyber attack? And what sort of response is proportional?
The rarest porpoise in the world is on the verge of disappearing forever
Vaquitas are found in only one place on Earth: Mexico's Gulf of California. Mexico has been unable, or unwilling, to stop their decline toward extinction. A new legal action is trying to force the US government to step in to save them.
A theoretical physicist approaches the complexity — and mystery — of quantum gravity head-on
Why is it so hard to figure out how the universe is put together?
A new report recommends updating the 'social cost' of carbon calculation
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences updates an important policy tool authorities rely on to craft federal rules and regulations aimed at reducing the carbon emissions that 95 percent of scientists blame for the warming planet.
In battle for Barcelona’s sidewalks, immigrant vendors want a way out
Surviving is not a crime. That's the slogan used by hundreds of undocumented migrants who eke out a living selling trinkets and handbags to tourists on the streets of Barcelona, Spain. Amanda Kersey reports on their burgeoning movement to organize for more rights.
Uber is making ride-booking data publicly available. Is this a privacy Pandora’s box?
According to one privacy expert, Uber still needs to prove that it’s removed all personally identifying info from the data
Obama's hidden, and surprising, fossil fuel legacy
The US federal Export-Import Bank finances overseas projects to help sell American goods. A new investigation has found that the bank gave coal, gas and oil projects nearly $34 billion worth of loans and guarantees during President Obama’s tenure.
Bodegas — a sacred New York institution — are always open. But they weren't on Thursday.
On Thursday, Yemeni bodega owners in New York declared a strike: They would close for eight hours, from noon to 8 p.m., in protest of Trump's immigration and refugee restrictions.
In a victory for the oil industry, Congress makes it easier to pay bribes for drilling rights
Oil and mining industries stand to gain as the US backs out of a rule to prevent overseas oil bribery.
Why the shortage of veggies in UK shops? Lettuce find out.
Britons are having a tough time shopping for vegetables. Lettuce, broccoli and zucchini are among the greens in short supply — so short that supermarkets are rationing them.
Forget Trump for a minute. Let's look at how Australia deals with its own refugees.
Trump's "dumb deal" comment has put the spotlight on the plight of Australia's refugees. About 2,000 of them are detained in offshore camps and some have been there for years.
Can François Fillon still win the French presidency?
Just weeks before French voters head to the polls, the presidential front-runner is fighting for his political life. And the far right's Marine Le Pen is poised to ride a populist wave to power.
This Syrian refugee family was split apart by new US travel rules
Gasem al-Hamad and his family live in California, safe from the war in Syria. But now Hamad's brother is stuck in Jordan because of President Donald Trump's suspension of the US Syrian refugee program. It's unknown when the family may be reunited.
Happy 30th birthday, 'world music'
Thirty years ago a new music genre appeared in record stores. But do we even need it anymore?
An independent study confirms NOAA's conclusion that the Earth is getting warmer
When NOAA revised upward its historical data of rising sea surface temperatures, some GOP elected officials went berserk. Now, an independent study confirms NOAA's data.
A former White House official says Trump ignores due process at his own peril
For the past two weeks, President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders with virtually no involvement from his Cabinet, Congress or federal agencies. Former ambassador and White House official Stuart Eizenstat says Trump's breakneck pace could backfire.
What the former secretary of energy thinks about Iran, climate change and nuclear security
Nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz talks about the challenges that the Trump administration will face.
A US confrontation with Iran could be deadly for American troops in Iraq
The Trump administration has put Iran "on notice' after a missile test. But confronting Iran militarily would be challenging. US troops stationed in Iraq would be extremely vulnerable.
How Russia is testing Trump on Ukraine
Violence in eastern Ukraine is spinning out of control again. Some analysts think Vladimir Putin may be exploiting Donald Trump’s apparent disinterest in the Ukraine conflict.
French police don't want migrants getting too comfortable on the streets of Paris
As more and more migrants head to Paris, the shelters can't keep pace. Recently, the international NGO Doctors Without Borders brought in a mobile clinic to serve homeless migrants in the French capital.
A worried British politician's take on Trump's travel ban
"It plays into the narrative that the United States is against the whole of Islam, and administers collective punishment to Muslims."
Fighting the STEM gender gap with stories of trailblazing female scientists
“I think when people close their eyes and think of who a scientist is, they don't see a woman,” says Rachel Ignotofsky. Her new book aims to change that.
How Iranian scientists at one Harvard lab are reacting to Trump’s immigration restrictions
Scientists from Iran loom large in the history of American innovation, but some Iranian Americans are considering moving elsewhere.
For a Jewish World War II refugee, Trump's immigration restrictions are 'unimaginable'
Leo Goldberger was smuggled out of Denmark to Sweden during the Nazi-occupation. He's upset by President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel to the US by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.
This Trump voter is stunned to find her Syrian relatives deported
Sarmad Assali, an Orthodox Christian in Allentown, Pennsylvania, supported Donald Trump for president. She was stunned this weekend when his refugee and immigration restrictions meant her relatives were deported back to Damascus.
Texas Muslims at the state capitol get a big show of support, along with scrutiny
At a time when they’re feeling under threat, Texas Muslims flocked to the city of Austin this week to take part in the annual Texas Muslim Capitol Day. Huge numbers of supporters turned out too. But some of the conversations between Muslim voters and state lawmakers are difficult ones.
The Statue of Liberty was modeled after an Arab woman
The sculpture that later became the Statue of Liberty was meant to represent a woman in Arab dress, standing at the entrance to the Suez Canal.
The US tried extra-high tariffs before, in 1930. It was a disaster.
Trump's talk of massive tariffs has economists alarmed.
Americans fought for an Iraqi family turned back by Trump's order — and won
A 19-year-old Iraqi Kurd and his family were prevented from coming to the US by President Donald Trump's immigration order. Now they are cleared for entry, and as the family regroups, friends and strangers in America are rallying to their support.
This celebrated clarinetist worries Trump’s border rules could bar him from going home to New York
Kinan Azmeh, an award-winning composer and a performer in Yo-Yo Ma’s ensemble, lives in New York. He also happens to be a green card holder born in Syria.
Two brothers, one in Iran and another in California, say the US travel ban has thrown their family for a loop
Trump reminds these Iranians of their former leader, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
An ex-ambassador explains the 'dissent channel' that US diplomats are using to protest Trump's travel ban
The Trump administration has responded angrily to the leak of a dissent memo from foreign service officers criticizing the president's executive order on immigration. Here's how those diplomats are making their feelings known: It's called the "dissent channel."
A shocked Quebec City rallies around its Muslim community
The Canadian city isn't used to the kind of violence it experienced over the weekend, when a gunman killed six worshippers praying at a mosque and wounded five others.
What's the battle to retake Mosul like? This documentary takes you there.
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad was born in Baghdad but used to visit Mosul with his family frequently. Today, Mosul is nothing like what Abdul-Ahad remembers.
Trump's immigration order forces complicated calculations for some Sudanese immigrants
Many Sudanese Americans are political refugees with deep roots in the US and strong ties back home. Now, some face hard choices.
A caustic Trumpian tone invades Newton's politics
On a rainy night, people filed past several police officers and packed into City Hall. They were there to debate whether Newton should position itself as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants.
European Union head says Trump is a 'threat' to Europe
"We should remind our American friends of their own motto: United we stand, divided we fall."
Why this think tank director supports Trump's immigration ban
Mark Krikorian says Trump's executive order is not a ban on Muslims, but just a temporary measure while the US secures its borders.
There's just one person this new tweeter wants to reach: @realDonaldTrump
This author wanted to tell @realdonaldtrump how his travel ban executive order could backfire, by discouraging Iraqi interpreters and allies from helping the US in the fight against ISIS.
Volunteer lawyers come forward to assist travelers detained under Trump travel ban
Over the weekend, hundreds of people arriving at US airports were detained, handcuffed and interrogated about their visas or green cards. Thousands of volunteer attorneys have stepped up to help them.
Family and travel plans fall into disarray after Trump's travel ban
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sparked chaos and confusion throughout the US, and parts of the world. It limits who can enter the US from seven Muslim-majority countries — in the name of "extreme vetting." Thousands of people were caught up in the aftermath.
This green card holder is trying not to panic, but she's making back-up plans
Denise Ajiri has legal permanent residence in the US. She cannot go back to Iran because she is a journalist who has worked for US-government backed media.
Donald Trump's 'disruptive' leadership style presents huge problems for Homeland Security
Juliette Kayyem was an official in the Department of Homeland Security under Barack Obama and is now an analyst for various media. She says the ban on Muslims from seven nations entering the US will be a big problem for her former colleagues.
Steve Bannon gets permanent seat on Trump's National Security Council
In an executive memorandum signed on Saturday, Trump elevated Steve Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News, while downgrading the status of the Director of National Intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the security council's principals committee.
The Kurds have no country of their own and their story is largely untold. A planned museum in Irbil aims to change that.
Without a nation of their own, the Kurds have been fighting oppression for centuries, all the way to the present day. In fact, Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers are key forces right now in the battle against ISIS. But Kurdish history — a story of persecution, war and resilience — is largely untold. A new museum would help change that.
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